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Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How to make sure that your products are properly checked for conformity and your technical documents are managed correctly.
Guidance on calculating the minimum wage, to help employers meet National Minimum Wage legislation.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end-user.
Find out about trade agreements that can be used now.
Streamlined Routes (also known as Streamlined Subsidy Schemes) are a type of subsidy scheme made by the UK government for use by any UK public authority.
Apply for licences and approvals you need to export controlled goods.
Guidance for employers, employees and their representatives in dismissal and re-engagement scenarios.
This guidance gives an overview of people with significant control (PSC) requirements for companies. If you have a simple ownership and control structure, further guidance may not be needed.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in France and how to get one if you do.
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
Summary of the trade and investment outcomes of the Prime Minister's visit to China in January 2026.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Find the UK’s preferential tariffs and Rules of Origin for the agreements contained within the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
Funding for research or innovation that's ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.
List of prescribed people and bodies you can report malpractice to, other than your employer.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
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